Clean and green bioplastic composites: Comparison of calcium sulfate and carbon nanospheres in polylactide composites

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 706-713

  Sobkowicz, Margaret J ^a   Feaver, Jonathan L ^a   Dorgan, John R ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Crystallization; Green bioplastic composites; Gypsum; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CARBON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GYPSUM; OPTICAL METHOD; PLASTIC; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFATE;

EID: 61849101377     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200800076     Document Type: Article

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